AR-News: (CT) Alert: library promotes Iditarod to children

[Glickman37 at aol.com]

>From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, http://www.helpsleddogs.org 

As part of its summer reading program for children, the Watertown Public 
Library in CT will present Iditarod dog sled racers at its Oakville Branch on Aug. 
4.

Here's a short list of what happens to the dogs during the Iditarod: death, 
localized crippling, penile frostbite, bleeding ulcers, broken bones, 
pneumonia, torn muscles and tendons, diarrhea, vomiting, hypothermia, fur loss, broken 
teeth, stomach viruses, torn footpads, dehydration, disc syndrome, 
dislocations, cramping, sprains and tentonditis. The facts speak for themselves: the 
Iditarod is dog torture.

Please tell the Watertown librarians that the Iditarod is not motivational 
for children, because the dogs are badly abused. Ask them to stop promoting this 
horrific race.

Email librarians Joan Rintelman and Carol Bodor: wtnlib at watertownlibrary.org
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